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Sheetal Banchariya
Sheetal Banchariya is currently working as a journalist at the Indian Express. The Delhi University alumnus can be spotted running half-marathons, reading non-fiction and watching documentaries. Banchariya has previously worked with the Times of India and pursued Gandhi Fellowship. Tweets at @s_banchariya.
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Regional language proficiency for state govt jobs: ‘Creates barrier for outsiders’, ‘reflects political insecurity’Subscriber Only
December 13, 2021 14:30 IST
A handful of states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, already have a compulsory component of the Hindi language that candidates have to qualify. Other states including Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana too have similar provisions where candidates need to be fluent in the regional language.
Tue, Dec 14, 2021
‘Disciplined, hard working student’: Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu’s school principalSubscriber Only
December 13, 2021 14:20 IST
Harnaaz completed her graduation in IT from the Postgraduate Government College (PGC) for Girls, Sector-42, Chandigarh. She is presently pursuing MA in Public Administration from the same institute.
Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Skewed gender ratio in engineering a prime reason for fewer women taking CAT every yearSubscriber Only
December 10, 2021 12:25 IST
Integrated management degrees that allow students to join a programme after class 12 can help in dodging the gender ratio problem in engineering courses, say experts
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
Alma mater remembers Gen Bipin Rawat as ‘jovial and straight forward’ studentSubscriber Only
December 09, 2021 11:30 IST
Rawat attended Cambrian Hall School in Dehradun and the St. Edward's School, Shimla in 1973. He went on to join the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
Imposition of reserved category quota may lead to more vacant positions, believe IIT professorsSubscriber Only
December 06, 2021 11:30 IST
Earlier, IITs could de-reserve the positions if reserved category candidates could not fill them up after a couple of advertisements. But now, the IIT boards do not have that liberty. In the current scenario, if the positions are not being taken up, they will continue to remain vacant until a suitable candidate applies for the job.
Tue, Dec 07, 2021
Students line up to study abroad after a year of Covid; top destinations include US, UK and CanadaSubscriber Only
December 03, 2021 10:58 IST
By the end of summer 2021, the US had already issued 62,000 Indian student visas compared to only 15,000 F-1 student visas to Indians between October 2019 and September 2020. Similarly, a total of 90,669 Indians were issued UK student visas in the 12 months ending in September 2021, marking a 102 per cent rise from last year.
Mon, Dec 06, 2021
School uniforms: Struggles, trauma of gender diverse studentsSubscriber Only
December 01, 2021 18:27 IST
Transgender students often face internal struggles while following gender-specific dress codes in school. Uniforms along with many other issues contribute to high dropout rates, psychological trauma and skewed career paths among transmen and transwomen.
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
NEET-UG candidates allege discrepancies in results and OMR, NTA insists system is ‘foolproof’Subscriber Only
November 28, 2021 17:13 IST
From disparities in marks and ranks to even a blank OMR sheet, several candidates have claimed that the NEET-UG 2021 results are far from error-free. The National Testing Agency has, meanwhile, dismissed the allegations outright.
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
JEE Advanced 2023 syllabus in sync with NCERT curriculum and NEP 2020, say expertsSubscriber Only
November 28, 2021 12:07 IST
The revised syllabus has become lengthy as there are now more topics than the previous syllabus. Experts believe that having the same syllabus for boards, JEE Main and Advanced reduce students’ pressure
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
Covid increased students’ dependency on private tuitions in all states except Haryana: ASER 2021Subscriber Only
November 28, 2021 10:00 IST
Private tuition has increased across almost all states - perhaps a natural response to prolonged school closure. Haryana, however, has seen a decrease by 10 per cent.
Mon, Nov 29, 2021
PhD mandatory or not? Academicians divided on UGC’s eligibility criteria for appointment of assistant professorsSubscriber Only
November 19, 2021 09:36 IST
As per UGC’s latest rule, a PhD degree will be mandatory for all those who wish to join university departments as assistant professors from 2023 onwards.
Sat, Nov 20, 2021
Consortium of NLUs to conduct CLAT in December; ‘move will reduce exam anxiety’Subscriber Only
November 17, 2021 09:34 IST
CLAT 2023 will be conducted five months early in December 2022 instead of May 2023. The consortium has also reduced the counselling fee from Rs 50,000 to Rs 30,000 for candidates from the unreserved category. For reserved category students, the fee will be Rs 20,000.
Mon, Nov 22, 2021
Udaipur school that once lacked basic facilities is now among world’s top 100Subscriber Only
November 14, 2021 13:02 IST
Girls were dropping out of secondary classes because of no enclosed toilet but the school's infrastructure has now transformed amid covid due to community support. The school like many others in such areas still functions for students of classes 1-12 with only 9 teachers.
Mon, Nov 15, 2021
IITs losing out on top spots in world rankings due to focus only on engineering: IIT-Delhi Director Subscriber Only
November 12, 2021 14:28 IST
In an attempt to adopt an interdisciplinary route to education, the institute has launched 10 academic units in the past six years. IIT Delhi has also launched five new BTech programmes, 8 MTech degrees, 2 MSc courses this year.
Sat, Nov 13, 2021
IIT Dropout Series: An IIT-Bombay dropout who found her true calling in helping healthcare sector with AISubscriber Only
November 11, 2021 10:00 IST
Inspired by JN Tata, Spriha Biswas from Jharkhand’s Tatanagar always wanted to run a company. Spending two years at IIT Bombay propelled her to discover her true calling of integrating business, technology and product development.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Mumbai girl tops NEET-UG 2021, says coronavirus could not shake her confidenceSubscriber Only
November 02, 2021 10:13 IST
Karthika G Nair has topped the exam with cent per cent marks. She says she is inspired by healthcare professionals who helped India fight the Covid pandemic.
Fri, Nov 05, 2021
Agra boy achieves AIR 5 in NEET-UG 2021, likely to publish his first sci-fi novel soonSubscriber Only
November 01, 2021 21:51 IST
Nikhar Bansal has obtained 715 out of 720 marks in NEET-UG 2021 and he aspires to join the MBBS course at AIIMS Delhi.
Tue, Nov 02, 2021
AI will find adoption as we normalise virtual workspaces: Founder of company behind Shah Rukh’s new Cadbury adSubscriber Only
November 01, 2021 20:13 IST
Cadbury’s new ad allows small vendors and business owners to create a personalised ad with Shahrukh Khan. Thanks to generative AI tech and voice models, but here’s more for you to know
Mon, Nov 01, 2021
BCI’s rule relaxation likely to make qualifying All India Bar Exam easierSubscriber Only
October 30, 2021 10:26 IST
Earlier, students had to buy two bare Acts – one with comments to study and one without the comments for exams. The pandemic has hit the industry badly, which has created a scarcity of the bare Acts acceptable to be used during the exam.
Sun, Oct 31, 2021
Delayed NEET-UG result to impact MBBS students’ academic journey, increase workload for facultySubscriber Only
October 29, 2021 16:15 IST
NEET-UG Result 2021: With just over six months left for the next academic session to begin, MBBS faculty members are concerned about the scarcity of time to complete the first-year syllabus for the incoming batch of students.
Mon, Nov 01, 2021
IITs launch new BTech programmes to become ‘industry-ready’Subscriber Only
October 27, 2021 16:13 IST
The new programmes have been launched to cater to the increased demand for domain experts as industries no longer prefer straight-jacketed professionals
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
CBSE Board Exams: New assessment pattern has little scope for subjectivity and creativity, say school principalsSubscriber Only
October 19, 2021 20:13 IST
Teachers believe that subjective answers allowed students to utilise the creative bent of their mind while answering questions that may not be possible with MCQs. Students, on the other hand, are concerned about their competitive exam preparations being jeopardized by the new academic cycle
Wed, Oct 20, 2021
JEE Advanced topper Mridul Agarwal creates history with highest-ever percentileSubscriber Only
October 15, 2021 11:25 IST
Mridul Agarwal aspires to make contributions to the Indian tech development industry after completing BTech CSE from IIT Bombay
Sun, Oct 17, 2021
JEE Advanced: Not enough interest among foreign students to pursue IIT UG courseSubscriber Only
October 14, 2021 17:14 IST
Not many foreign students register to take the Advanced exam in India at their own expense and even when they apply, the success rate is way too low. Not being able to admit international students at the undergraduate level also impacts IITs’ global rankings.
Fri, Oct 15, 2021
DU admissions for Psychology programme: Limited seats for boys, most colleges offering course are women-onlySubscriber Only
October 14, 2021 10:29 IST
DU Psychology Seats: This year, of the total 622 seats available in psychology (honours), 408 (65 per cent) are in women-only colleges while only 214 are available in co-ed colleges.
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